1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.This verse in the real world
In what words
- οἰκέτηςoikétēsa fellow resident, i.e. menial domestic
- σκολιόςskolióswarped, i.e. winding; figuratively, perverse
- ἐπιεικήςepieikḗsappropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild
- δεσπότηςdespótēsan absolute ruler ("despot")
- ὑποτάσσωhypotássōto subordinate; reflexively, to obey
- φόβοςphóbosalarm or fright
- μόνονmónonmerely
- ἀγαθόςagathós"good" (in any sense, often as noun)
+5 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Tit 2:9–10, Eph 6:5–7, Col 3:22–25, 1Ti 6:1–3, Pro 3:32, Pro 8:13, Gal 5:22, Jas 3:17